Case study of the week:

"I was beaten so badly that I ended
up in hospital."

Nadine Moodie

"I didn’t find him at home. What
greeted me instead was a note."

Juliana Dias

"I knew that something was wrong.
But didn’t know what."

Pamela Constant

"I had obstacles that wouldn’t allow
us to take our relationship further."

Leena Pacquette

"Without the tablets I couldn't
sleep at all."

Jay Chinapyel

"I gave my all in that campaign, but
today I have all I ever dreamed of."

Lorraine Walrond

"I didn't like what I was doing but didn't
have the strength to leave the lifestyle"

Taira Condessa

"I inherited the same heart problem
that had killed my father"

Mercy Adeoshun

"I began to look at men as users and so
turned to women for love."

Candace Johnson

"I felt tormented and trapped in
a life that I didn't want ."

Nuella de Abreu

"I was Hindu priest for 15 years...
but I was dying slowly."

Mohunlall Brojmohum

"Suicide seemed like an escape."

Maklet Amdesion

"Large boils would develop on the scar
tissue of my right hand and elbow."

Audrey Stapleton

"You only needed to look at my living
conditions to see how broke I was."

Beatrice Beliny

"Within two weeks I opened my
very own shop"

Evelyn Somah

"It became routine for the police
to break down my door."

Daisy Ajorgbor

"Doctors said it was impossible for
me to conceive naturally."

Andrea Valentine

"I had two choices, a hip replacement
or crutches for the rest of my life."

Robina Mbeyi

"I couldn’t sleep for fear of my
mum losing her life"

Kalema Reece

"My flat wasn’t good enough
for anyone to dwell in."

Ethel Jaja

"I had an incurable disease that
attacks the immune system."

Chola Sampa

"I got into a habit of sleeping around."


Louise Ibeh

"I was really upset...and I thought
to myself, ‘Am I really that bad?'"

Monsorat Fashola

"For three months, I shared a
room with five other people."

Manuel Nepomuceno

"Everyone referred to me as
"that little sick girl""

Evelyn Somah

"I Baffled doctors labelled
me as the 'mystery patient'"

Romanitta James

"I had addictions, severe depression,
and constant financial problems."

Paul Gouvea

"Doctors said that my baby was
not developing."

Marco and Jane Fernandes

"I was hearing voices...sometimes they
told me to throw myself under a car."

Lucia Pereira

"Doctors said I would never
conceive."

Carol Verner

"No matter how I looked at it,
I could not see a way out."

Jaime Guimarães

"I was engaged to four different
men in the space of six years."

Vivian Katso

"I could no longer work, drive or
function as a normal person."

Mrs Evelyn Higginbotham

"I'd wake up feeling awfully violated."


Adidatha Duaattara

"Watching the blood pour down my
arm brought a smile to my face."

Stacey Carvalho

"I became so depressed that I ran
away from home so many times."

Nancy Dayo

"I burst into tears as the doctor told
me that I might never walk again."

Maria Constant

"I ended up homeless,jobless,
lonely and depressed!"

Luci Koronde

"My frustration grew when my
suicide attempt failed."

Samantha Abia

"I did everything from running to
the shop to cleaning their guns."

Robert Gomes

"I was living in the pub’s back room
...drinking everyday."

Elias Amawyanga

"My Christmas gift... Nothing
but the truth."

Thompson Vasconselos